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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Pronouncing the letter, or saying the letter's name?

I get three for the former, and four for the latter.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pronouncing the letter, or saying the letter's name?

A, George B, Hollis

But seriously, what?

Pronouncing the letter - Ay, bee, cee

Saying the letters name???

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The letter "B" is not pronounced "bee", that is how you pronounce the name of the letter. It makes a "buh" sound.

The important one is "W" because if you name the letter, "double yew" your lips will touch. If you pronounce the letter, "wuh wuh," then your lips do not touch.

The other letters are M and P, and your lips touch both saying the name and making the sound the letter represents.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wuh what sound do you think "W" makes?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

/w/

as opposed to /dəbl'yju:/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ohh how it's pronounced in words!

If you pronounce the letter, "wuh wuh," then your lips do not touch.

Your lips don't touch making w in wuh?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

In the middle? No, but if we're including touching at the corners, then O, U, F, V, G, J, Q, and Y all join the party.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

W has a 'b' sound in the name, but doesn't when used in a word.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Saying their name I get zero.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Say "B, M, P" without closing your mouth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're named Eric what did you name yours?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't rename them. They have names. B, M, and P.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Whatever floats your oat